The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1887-03-31


ent, and who are willing to give sufficient
time to the preparation of their role, are
requested to call at this Office for further
information. Nothing is more pleasant or
improving to young people possessed Of
talent in this line, and as the COMPANY
must necessarily be limited, early applica-
ton will be in order.
Some of our friends have spoken very
fatteringly of the GOLD LEAF, for which
| they have our thanks. We should like TO
be under further obligation to them for a
new subscription from each one who really
takes an interest in the paper, and believes
we give i'm its columns value received for
the price of subscription. Who will be the
| first 10 send Us two dollars and a new name.'
ALMANAC FOR APRIL.
As the spring advances you will find the
lard yop are using in your breakfast and
supper bread, Is one-third cotton seed oil /;
You viii find that our Commissioners
will be required 10 give an account Of their
stewardship. thass asav be known who Is
responsible Cor ceriaHs spss done by the
Board. That each one will have 10 show
the hand played on the last game before
he can have another deal;
On the creeks and ponds YOU will see
many to remind You of Benz. Franklin's
definition of a fisherman, "A line and a
rod, with hook at one end and fool at
the other
The quality of the tobacco breaks get
worse and worse, prices lower and lower,
and the sellers cussy and more cussy;
You will find the railroad authorities
abusing the International Commerce Bill,
while an army of newspaper men will join
| in the chorus;
The farmers will tell you the flies have
destroyed all the tobacco plants, and it
will be impossible to raise half crop;
The GOLD LEAF with a large addition Of
subscribers, and very glad to give receipts
for any amount due it.
W. T. Meadows, of w. +. Meadows &
| Co., Oxford, passed through here on Mon
day on his way home from pleasant and
successful trip through the Eastern section
of the State.
We are pleased to learn from Mr.. ii. II.
| Burwcll that his house has had fair pro-
portion of the tobacco ira lie the past month,
| and that they have given almost universal
satisfaction. Certainly no firm more de-
serves the confidence and support of our
| farmers, and we are always glad to note
| the rpwa rd that merit hrinpS
| 1t will be gratifying to the friends OF
| Oxford to learn the loss by the great fire
| thele, was not so great as at first reported.
We are especially glad to learn our friend
Will Mitchell was enabled to get the old
Granville warehouse and open business
| two days after the fire, and that the tobac-
conists of Oxford showed their sympathy for
him and Mr.. Bullock by giving them the
biggest average prices made this year.
| This is a commendable spirit, which should
be honOred everywhere, and of which Ok
ford may be justly proud.
| The Sunday-scbool exercises in BurwelI
| Hall on Saturday was magnificent and
| creditable affair. Never since the Hall
was built has there been such crowd in
its walls-all the sitting and standing room
being occupied. The performance of the
| infant class of the first Baptist church, Raj
eigh, under the management of Mayor and
Mrs Dodd, excited the wonder and admi-
ration of the audience, and we should like
| to make some reference to their teachers,
but that the many fuisome compliments
| paid them by the speakers of the occasion
must have shocked their mate modesty and
made farther illusions nauseating.
Without claiming the right or ability Of
critic, we can but think the occasion
would have been still more pleasant and
enjoyable had The moderator shown less of
the dictator in his conduct as presiding Of
| fcer. To reprimand the audience for APP
| plauding because it was a religious meet
| ing, when that meeting was held in thea
| tire on week day, and when the speakers,
ministers and leading members of the
church, spoke in strain Of levity, saying
funny things to induce laughter and APP
plause, seems to me to have been Just a lit
| tie too arbitrary. If the nature of the
meeting was too sacred &c admit Of applause
| it should not have been held in a theatre,
nor should the preachers and members who
spoke have been allowed to say the fun
niest things their sanctmoniOus minds
could conceive. To try to make me laugh
and then sc0ld me if you succeed, is like
setting provisions in a starving mans reach a,
and then Furnishing him for eating.
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| The International Commerce Commits
sion will commence their duties at an early
day. While not familiar with the details
Of the bill, which doubtless has some good
clauses, in some others it is an arbitrary
Capitalization Of power, aud inteIferes
with that inalienable right born with every
American citizen of making private con-
tracts. It would be about as just, and Ger
tainly no more arbitrary, to pass Nation
al Law prohibiting any man from inviting
a friend to take ride in a private car
riage, as to attempt to take from him the
right to give the same friend ride on his
railroad. Congress need not fear the rail
roads are going to be hurt by free passes
passes called free, but which are generally
we'll paid for-most generally by adSer
tisements Of schedules, &c, &c, at about
half rates.
Our remarks about free passes apply
only to newspaper publishers of course
and not to Senators. Congressman, Judge:
and Legislators.